Luckily, I was finally able to finish planting the hardy annual cut flower seedlings into the hoophouse. Though most of these flowers are annuals, I did include some biennial flowers under cover, as well. Here’s hoping for a beautiful spring and summer. Advertisements

Every year, I plant florist mums. I’m terrible at growing them, but I can’t resist. They’re so beautiful, and they always bloom when nothing else does. However, each year, I always neglect them. They grow quite slowly early in the season and soon they become lost in the weeds. The same thing happened this year, but still, they’re blooming – and they’re gorgeous. I’ll be cutting these for a flower arrangement to enjoy on these cold fall days!

If you’ve been following the blog for any amount of time, you might remember that I started A LOT of plants earlier this spring with the use of the winter sowing method. Since my yard is so small, I ended up giving a lot of these plants away. Specifically, one of my older neighbors wanted some bottles of seedlings. Today, as I was helping clear the flower bed to make way for hardy annuals, I thought I would take some photos to show how things progressed. One of the plants that my neighbor absolutely loved last year was this striped variety of morning glory. Luckily (or unluckily), this plant decided…

Last week’s hail storm was a mess. I was at work when it happened, and totally bummed to see the damage to the garden. Annoyed, I left the garden alone for an entire week after it was hit with tennis ball sized hail. I was interested to see what plants would and would not make a recovery. Surprisingly, while some plants were totally destroyed, other kept on growing as if nothing had even happened. The ‘Christmas Pole’ lima beans were one such plant that didn’t even care about the storm damage. If anything, the lima beans look stronger than ever! We’re still playing the waiting game, however. I know…

It’s Wednesday! You know what that means – another flower arrangement! I’ll be honest, it’s a total coincidence that I’m posting this on a Wednesday. Like I said, I’m really not good at keeping schedules. Hope you enjoy!

I know I say it every single time that I write one of these, but I seriously can’t believe how much everything has grown since the last time I posted! Let’s take a quick look around, shall we? Here’s a look at the entire garden. I took the time to pull out a lot of the weeds and the grass, but I’ll admit – it’s still looking a little bit rough. The pole beans in the back have finally started to climb up the trellis, and that makes me extremely happy. I’ve been trying to take a better picture, but it’s been so rainy and humid here that the camera…

Hey, everyone! It feels like it’s been awhile since I’ve posted something here. I’ve noticed that this has quickly turned into a place that I keep my garden notes. Eventually, when things settle down, I’d like to make more posts that mention “how-to” do things and whatnot. The process of collecting the photos for those type of posts throughout the season is time-consuming. Anyhow, I thought we could take a quick look at what’s going on in the garden – things are growing like crazy! I love it! I’m starting to think that my cat is really annoyed that I haven’t been pulling the grass out of the garden. It’s…

What’s that?!?! Are those SNAPDRAGONS?!?! If you’ve been around the blog for awhile, you’ll know that I’m absolutely terrible at growing snapdragons. I’ve tried several times, but something always go wrong. Not this year! I grew actual snapdragons – look, there’s even photographic evidence! This variety isn’t one of those fancier hybrids, but rather came from a package labeled as ‘Tall Mix’. I think I bought it from Baker Creek. I’m so happy with the colors and the size of the blooms. Okay, who am I kidding? I’m so happy that they even bloomed. Here’s hoping that I will be able to duplicate this success next year. I couldn’t resist…

It hasn’t been that long since the last time I’ve posted a garden update, but things are growing so quickly! The combination of rain and high temperatures has been absolutely ideal for the various pretty things growing in my yard. Among them are many “first time” flowers. I sowed so many seeds last year for things that I had never grown before, or had tried to grow previously (and failed). One such plant that I’ve tried to grow in the past is canterbury bells. I’m constantly getting them confused with cathedral bells vine – so much so that I’m still not sure if I’m typing this correctly. Anyway, I started…